Police arrested Gavin Sean Griffiths in relation to a series of sex assaults that occurred on the bike paths in the New Edinburgh neighbourhood Saturday morning.

The charges include three counts of sexual assault, two counts of mischief and one count of breach of probation.

Police received several complaints about a suspicious man in the area and found a man fitting the description at the scene and arrested him. Police did not provide details on the assaults that occurred today, nor the number of people affected.

This isn’t the first time Griffiths has been in trouble with the law. In 2013, he pled guilty to following and attacking nine women.

Griffiths who said he’s not the “evil man like the newspapers made (him) out to be” pulled down 9 women’s pants in 3 weeks in 2012 #ottnews

The assault spree in April 2012 took place over three weeks. Again and again, he followed a woman — on a bike path, as she was getting off the bus, or as she was walking home — pulled down her pants or tore off her clothes and groped her.

The women, who ranged in age from their teens to their 40s, all reported struggling with him to keep their clothes on.

During his sentencing on April 30, 2013, his ex-girlfriend Charlene Lafleur sobbed on the stand, spoke about what a great man he was towards her and her kids. However she also said his crimes left her disgusted, afraid for her safety and without any warm feelings towards Griffiths.

I’m hurt and disgusted this all happened because I did love you. I really did… Don’t be sorry to me. Be sorry to the girls you’ve hurt. — Charlene Lafleur, accused’s ex-girlfriend

He was sentenced on May 2, 2013 to 23 months in jail, minus the 12 months he had already served. If he served his complete sentence, that means he would have been released sometime this past month.

To all these women, I am sorry… I hope some day the women can forgive me, along with their families. — Gavin Griffiths, during his 2013 sentencing hearing

Griffiths was sentenced to three years probation following his jail time, which would be active now. The conditions required him to not to consume any drugs or alcohol nor have any contact with his victims or his ex-girlfriend. He was also listed on the national sex offender registry for life.

Griffiths is expected to make a court appearance Sunday morning.

Anyone with information on the incidents today is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Sexual Assault/Child Abuse Section at 613-236-1222 ext 5944 or phone Crime Stoppers at 613-233-8477 (TIPS) or toll free at 1-800-222-8477.